The annual salary statistics of financial examiners in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of financial examiners in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $44,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for financial examiners in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of financial examiners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $65,510 | 6.49% | 18.85% |
| 2021 | $61,260 | -4.10% | - |
| 2020 | $63,770 | 9.83% | - |
| 2019 | $57,500 | 3.76% | - |
| 2018 | $55,340 | 0.61% | - |
| 2017 | $55,000 | -8.64% | - |
| 2016 | $59,750 | 1.56% | - |
| 2015 | $58,820 | 4.83% | - |
| 2014 | $55,980 | 1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $54,990 | 3.33% | - |
| 2012 | $53,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,510, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for financial examiners in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Elizabethtown (median annual salary of $82,080). Compared with Elizabethtown, the median annual salary of financial examiners in Louisville-Jefferson County is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |